Clothes-rack.



' w. T. MAXWELL.

CLOTHES RACK. APPLICATION,FILED NOV. 3. 1914.

1,156,699. Patented 0ct.12, 1915.

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w. ,T. MAXWELL. CLOTHES RACK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3. I914.

1,156,699. Patented 0013.12, 1915.

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WILLIAM T. MAX WELL, F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNbR ONE-HALF TOJOHN GASS, OF PITTSBURGH,PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom it ma concern Be it known t at I, WILL1AM T. MAX-' V WELL, acitizen of the United States,- and Clothes-Racks; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof.

-My invention relates to clothes-racks, and more especially to that typein which there is astand with a' series of radially swinging arms withmeans for supporting the arms in a horizontal posltion for the supportof the clothes hung thereon.

The object of my invention is to provide a clothes-rack of this typewith a double set of radially extending arms, one above the other,whereby greater capacity is obtained, and to provide for the folding upand insertion of'the parts one within the other, so that the wholedevice may be included in compact form for convenience in' carrying fromone place to another and which occupies but little space when not 1nactual use.

To these ends my invention comprises the novel features hereinafter setforth and.

claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of my improved rack inposition for use; Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section with the armsbroken away; Fig. 3 is In the drawings, the numeral desig-.

nates a column of tubular form, which-in the description will be termeda caslng.

' Secured to the upper end of said-casing is the cage 3, which is brazedor otherwise secured to said casing, theupper end of said casing beingflared as at Q and resting in the upper face of the cage 3. The cage .3is provided with the radial apertures 5 through which the arms 6 extend.The arms 6. are mounted on the ring 7 so as to swing freely thereon, andare separated Specification of Letters Patent.

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from each other by spacers 8. When the arms are extended in thepositions indlcated in F igs. 1 and 2, the ring 7 will be up within thecage 3, the arms extending out through the apertures 5 as clearlyindicated, while the inner ends of the arms bear against the inner upperface of the cage 3, whereby said arms are held in a horizontal position.

Surrounding the casing 2-is the collar 9 slidable on said casing, andsaid collar has the links 10 connected thereto, the upper ends of saidlinks having hook-portions 11, which engage the eyelets 12 on saidcollar.

The outer ends of the links 10 are connected to the legs 13. The upperends of the legs 13 are engaged by the ring 14, said legs being notchedas at 15 to receive said ring.

The upper ends of the legs 13 are beveled off as at 16 to engage thecasing 12 as indicated in Fig. 2 when said legs are extended. In theextended position of the legs 13 with the weight of the casing and partscarried thereby, the links 10 act on the principle of a toggle, and theupper ends of the legs 13 are forced against the casingand act tosupport itat any desired height. When the casing 2 is lifted, the legs13 collapse and cling close to the casing, as indicated in Fig. 3.

The lower end of the casing 2 is closed with the plug 17, and a rod 18supported by said plug extends up within said casing. The upper end ofsaid rod has the head 19.

Slidable on the rod 18 is the telescoping member 20, which consists of atube 21 anda socket 22 at the lower end thereof, and into which saidtube extends. The socket 22 is provided with the vertical slots orrecesses 23, which receive the springs 24, said springs being secured tothe lower end of said socket 22 in any suitable manner. The upper endsof the springs 24 are provided with the fingers 25. The springs24 whenthe telescoping member 20 is lifted, are adapted to engage the flaredportion 4 of the casing 2 and so act to support the telescopingmemposition as indicated in Fig. 2.

.A sleeve 26 is slidable on the tubular member 21, said sleeve havingthe flanges 27 and 27 to receivethe rounded end portions 28 of the arms28*. The flange 27 has the openings 29 which register with the slots 30in the ring 30 to receive the inner ends of In Figs. 1

both sets of arms tion to receive clothes.

the arms 28 and through which the arms 28 projectw Secured to the upperend of the tubular member 21 is the cage 31, which has the radial slots32 through which the arms 29 extend, and when the sleeve 26 is raisedthe sleeve 26 extends up within the cage 31, and the arms 29 project outthrough the slots 32 in a horizontal-plane as indicated in Fig. 2 saidarms resting on the rim portion 33 0% said cage 31. The wei ht of thearms and the short leverage hol s the sleeve 26 up within said cage.

and 2,1 have illustrated the position of the parts when my improvedclothes hanger is in use, and in this case,

are extended and in posi- The legs 13 form a firm and steady support forthe casing 2 and the parts carried thereby, and by raising up on thecasing 2, said casing ma be'adjusted at diiferent heights on the col ar9 according to the height at which it is desired to have the arms.

When the clothes-hanger is not in use, it may be readily folded up intothe form indicated in Fig. 3, and to do this, the tGlG.

\ scoping member 20 is first lowered into the casing 2, which isdone bypressing 'in on the springs 24:, whereupon the tube 21 may be loweredinto the casing 2, the sleeve 26 sliding down the tube folding up intovertical position until the telescoping member is inserted within thecasing 2, as indicated in Fig. 3. The arms 6 are then brought up into avertical position and the ring 7 is lowered to the osition indicated inFig. 3, whereupon by li ing-up the casing 2, the weight of the legs 13is relievedand said legs will collapse so that 21 and the arms 29 Lwaeeethey may be forced up around the casing 2 between said casing and thearms 6 ascl'early indicated in Fig. 3. In this manner, the parts are soinserted one within the other as to form a very small, com act bundle,which is easily carried and w ich may be stored 1n a very small spacewhen not in actual use.

By having the upper set of arms mounted on a telescoping mem er which isinclosed within the main casing, I double the capacity of the device,and at the same time, it does not materially increase the size or weightof the whole.

What I claim is:

1. In a clothes-hanger, the combination of a column, a series ofradially swinging-arms carried thereby adapted to be moved into parallelrelation with said column and surrounding same, a collar slidable onsaid column, legs, toggle-links connecting said collar and said legs,and a ring inclosing the upper ends of said legs and surrounding saidcolumn.

2. In a clothes-hanger, the combination of a column, series of radiallyswinging-arms carried therebyadapted to be brought into parallelposition with said column and surrounding same, a collar slidable onsaid column, legs, toggle-links engaging said collar and said legs, saidlegs having notches at the upper ends thereof, and a ring engaging saidnotches and surrounding said column. I In testimony whereof, I the saidWILLIAM T. MAXWELL, have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM T. MAXWELL. Witnesses JOHN-F. WILL, I J. R. KELLER.

